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J. W. YOUS.

VEHICLE SEAT.

(No Model.)

.No. 367,572. Patented Aug. 2, 1887.

INVENTOR BY MIX/hm, I

ATTORNEYS WITNESSES: @4 0 W UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN W. YOUS, OF MOUND CITY, MISSOURI.

VEHICLE-SEAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 367,572, dated August2, 1887.

Application filed March 9, 1887. Serial No. 230,237. (No model.)

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN \V. Yons, of Mound City, in the county of Holtand State of Missouri, have invented a new and Improved Vehicle-Seat, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had to theannexed drawings, forming a part thereof, in which Figure 1 is a planvicwof my improved vehicleseat with portions removed to more clearlyshow the construction. Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken on line 3 9in Fig. l Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken 011 line as x in Fig. l,and Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken online 2 z in Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre sponding parts in all theviews.

The object of my invention is to provide an attachment for fastening thetop rail of a vehicle-seat without the use of bolts and nuts.

My invention consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, aswill be hereinafter described, and specifically pointed out in theclaim. I

To the back a of the seat A are secured straps b, which project a shortdistance be .yond the back of the seat and are adapted to receiverearward]y-projecting hooks 0, formed on the top rail, B. These hooksare arranged to en gage two or more of the eyes in the straps b. To theends of the seat are attached straps (I, having sockets 6, provided withlateral openings f, for receiving the right-angled fingers g,proiectingdownward and outward from the forward ends of the top rail. To thestraps d are pivoted latches h, which are adapted to press against theinner side of the top rail, B, and are provided with a tongue, 2', forengaging the slot j, formed in the inner surface of the rail.

The top rail, B, is placed in position for use by lifting it to an anglewith the seat, inserting the hooks ,0 in the eyes of the straps b, thenbringing forward the arms of the top rail, springing them inward,inserting the fin gers g in the sockets a, then allowing them to springoutward into the position shown in Fig. 2, when the latch h is swunground and brought into engagement with the inner surface of the rail ateach end of the seat. The latch is held in position by a notched lug,it, formed on the strap (1.

By means of my improvement the top rail is securely held on the seatwithout the employment of bolts, and it may be attached and removedwithout the use of wrenches or other tools.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent-- The combination, with the rail B, having therearward-extending hooks 0 on its lower face, the outward-extending sidefingers, g, and the recessesj above the said fingers, of the angularstraps b, having vertical apertures in their upper horizontal portionsreceiving the hooks c, the angular side straps, (I, having L shapedsockets in their outer horizontal por tions receiving the fingers, andnotched lugs on their inclined portions, and the angular latches pivotedto the inclined portions of the straps d, and having the tongues a",engaging the recesses substantially as set forth.

JOHN V. YOUS.

WVitnesses A. J. OLIN, XVILL MoRoBER'rs.

